IAPA Chapultepec Index 2025: US And Latin America Face Worst Year For Media Freedom

IAPA Chapultepec Index 2025: US And Latin America Face Worst Year For Media Freedom

The Inter American Press Association reported a "dramatic deterioration" in press freedom across 23 countries in 2025, citing a surge in journalist homicides, arbitrary arrests, and government-led stigmatisation.

Inter American Press Association: press freedom in the Americas suffered a “dramatic deterioration” in 2025; the US has “restrictions” on freedom of speech

Astrid Suárez / Associated Press: Inter American Press Association: press freedom in the Americas suffered a “dramatic deterioration” in 2025; the US has “restrictions” on freedom of speech  —  Press freedom in the Americas suffered a “dramatic deterioration” in 2025, a regional watchdog said Tuesday …

Press freedom in Americas sharply declined in 2025: watchdog

Press freedom across the Americas deteriorated significantly in 2025, with journalists facing killings, arrests and growing impunity for crimes against the media, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) said in its annual report.